For other people named Nelson Cruz, see Nelson Cruz (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cruz and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.
Baseball player
Nelson Cruz
Cruz with the Seattle Mariners in 2015
Designated hitter / Right fielder
Born: (1980-07-01) July 1, 1980 (age 43) Las Matas de Santa Cruz, Dominican Republic
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 17, 2005, for the Milwaukee Brewers
Last MLB appearance
July 3, 2023, for the San Diego Padres
MLB statistics
Batting average
.274
Hits
2,053
Home runs
464
Runs batted in
1,325
Teams
Milwaukee Brewers (2005)
Texas Rangers (2006–2013)
Baltimore Orioles (2014)
Seattle Mariners (2015–2018)
Minnesota Twins (2019–2021)
Tampa Bay Rays (2021)
Washington Nationals (2022)
San Diego Padres (2023)
Career highlights and awards
7× All-Star (2009, 2013–2015, 2017, 2018, 2021)
All-MLB First Team (2019)
All-MLB Second Team (2020)
ALCS MVP (2011)
4× Silver Slugger Award (2015, 2017, 2019, 2020)
Roberto Clemente Award (2021)
MLB home run leader (2014)
AL RBI leader (2017)
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing Dominican Republic
World Baseball Classic
2013 San Francisco
Team
Nelson Ramón Cruz Martínez Jr. (born July 1, 1980), nicknamed ”Boomstick” is a Dominican-American former professional baseball designated hitter and right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers, Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners, Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Rays, Washington Nationals, and San Diego Padres. Cruz is a seven-time MLB All-Star. Known for his power hitting, he has won four Silver Slugger Awards and two Edgar Martínez Awards.
After signing with the New York Mets organization in 1998, Cruz played his first major league game in 2005 with the Milwaukee Brewers. He had a breakthrough season in 2009, hitting 33 home runs for the Texas Rangers. Cruz played for the Rangers in the World Series in 2010 and 2011 and was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2011 American League Championship Series. On August 5, 2013, Cruz was suspended for 50 games by MLB for his involvement in the Biogenesis baseball scandal. In 2014, he led the major leagues with 40 home runs as a member of the Baltimore Orioles. He led the American League (AL) with 119 RBI in 2017 while playing for the Seattle Mariners. Cruz hit 346 home runs during the 2010s, which was the highest number of home runs hit by any player in that decade. In 2020, based on his work in the community, Cruz was selected as the Marvin Miller Man of the Year and the ESPYs Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award winner, and in 2021, he received the Roberto Clemente Award.
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reach of a sliding NelsonCruz. Freese scored to give St. Louis the lead. In the seventh, the Cardinals ran into trouble as Cruz singled and Napoli walked...
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advanced into scoring position on Cain's wild pitch to NelsonCruz. Cain subsequently got Cruz and Kinsler to pop out, ending the threat. The Giants added...
season. He became the first Brewer to win the Home Run Derby, defeating NelsonCruz in the final round of the 2009 derby. Fielder also won the 2012 derby...
260 Orlando Cabrera 2,055 261 Ray Durham 2,054 George Kell* 2,054 263 NelsonCruz 2,053 264 Bob Johnson 2,051 265 Adrián González 2,050 266 Johnny Bench*...
34 Carlos Delgado 473 35 Chipper Jones* 468 36 Dave Winfield* 465 37 NelsonCruz 464 38 Jose Canseco 462 Adam Dunn 462 40 Carl Yastrzemski* 452 41 Jeff...
games of a season, a feat that was matched in 2011 by Ian Kinsler and NelsonCruz. He was selected for the American League All-Star team in 1998, as the...
singles by Vladimir Guerrero and NelsonCruz made it 3–0 Rangers. Robertson struck out Ian Kinsler on a wild pitch that let Cruz go to second. After David Murphy...
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building around the then-present core of Robinson Cano, Felix Hernandez, NelsonCruz, and Kyle Seager. The team came close but ultimately missed the playoffs...
2005, at Albuquerque. He went 3-for-4 with five RBI. All three of NelsonCruz's hits on July 19, 2008, against Memphis were home runs. He went 3-for-5...
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single postseason with Randy Arozarena, Barry Bonds, Carlos Beltrán, and NelsonCruz. Yarbrough pitched 3+1⁄3 innings with two runs allowed on five hits and...
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